Frank Tobia

Frank William Tobia, 77 of Brooksville, Fla. passed away on May 30, 2016.

A Prayer Service will be held in the Galante Funeral Home, 54 Roseland Ave. Caldwell on Wednesday at 12 noon. Interment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in East Hanover. Visitation is on Wednesday from 10 AM to 12 noon.

Born in Newark, Frank was a longtime Montville resident until moving to Florida 3 years ago. After graduating from the Newark College of Engineering and serving his country in the ROTC, he worked as a mechanical engineer for many years, eventually owning his own business: Cooling Consulting & Contracting. Mr. Tobia was a religious man, living a life in service to God, and praying and reading each day.

Frank is survived by his loving daughter Geraldine Tobia, his sister Rosemarie Aquilio and her husband Ernest, and nieces and nephews Ernest Aquilio, Adrienne LiCausi, Stephanie Paccelli, William Aquilio and Rosemarie Perretti.